Peter Coles
@telescoper.bsky.social
Theoretical astrophysicist specializing in the Universe and all that surrounds it. Based in Ireland. Personal account. Call me old-fashioned but I don't like fascists. He/him/his.
Blog: telescoper.blog
Blog: telescoper.blog
Now there's something you don't see every day!
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Now there's something you don't see every day!
Funnily enough, I am coming to the opposite conclusion about journalists...
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Funnily enough, I am coming to the opposite conclusion about journalists...
Obligatory post-colloquium drinks
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Obligatory post-colloquium drinks
A movie that takes place where you're from.
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
Currently attending a colloquium on the subject "Ultralight Dark Matter: Phenomenology and Observational Constraints" by my former PhD student, now at the University of Vienna, Mateja Gosença
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Currently attending a colloquium on the subject "Ultralight Dark Matter: Phenomenology and Observational Constraints" by my former PhD student, now at the University of Vienna, Mateja Gosença
Sadly too late for #LGBTQIA+STEMDay
November 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Sadly too late for #LGBTQIA+STEMDay
It's time to wheel this one out again...
November 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It's time to wheel this one out again...
Today's Lecture Summary
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Today's Lecture Summary
In case anyone feels like making a bid...
November 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
In case anyone feels like making a bid...
I visited this #IrelandQCI trailer on Thursday, but left went I found out they had run out of choc ices.
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I visited this #IrelandQCI trailer on Thursday, but left went I found out they had run out of choc ices.
Things that love night
Love not such nights as these. The wrathful skies
Gallow the very wanderers of the dark
And make them keep their caves.
Love not such nights as these. The wrathful skies
Gallow the very wanderers of the dark
And make them keep their caves.
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Things that love night
Love not such nights as these. The wrathful skies
Gallow the very wanderers of the dark
And make them keep their caves.
Love not such nights as these. The wrathful skies
Gallow the very wanderers of the dark
And make them keep their caves.
There's an unusual level of solar activity today,as you can see in this image from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
There's an unusual level of solar activity today,as you can see in this image from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft
It was 1993, in fact, because "The Man without a Face" was on in cinemas at the time. I always associate it with him.
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It was 1993, in fact, because "The Man without a Face" was on in cinemas at the time. I always associate it with him.
I am told that it's good practice to announce the subject at the start of each lecture.
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I am told that it's good practice to announce the subject at the start of each lecture.
Beautiful autumn transition in a Norway Maple in St Joseph's Square at Maynooth University
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Beautiful autumn transition in a Norway Maple in St Joseph's Square at Maynooth University
Left: Detail from Nocturne in Black and Gold by James McNeill Whistler
Right: The Euclid 'Dark Cloud' image
Right: The Euclid 'Dark Cloud' image
November 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Left: Detail from Nocturne in Black and Gold by James McNeill Whistler
Right: The Euclid 'Dark Cloud' image
Right: The Euclid 'Dark Cloud' image
Explaining to undergraduate students: "as you can see it's basically spherical"....
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Explaining to undergraduate students: "as you can see it's basically spherical"....
The true English are descended directly from the Beaker People.
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The true English are descended directly from the Beaker People.
A bit late for Halloween, but...
November 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A bit late for Halloween, but...